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William de Cantilupe, 1st Baron Cantilupe

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46: 105: 22: 268: 283: 449:, n.s., vol.3, p.111, note c), of the leopard's faces little physical evidence exists apart from the verse blazon in the Caerlaverock Roll (1300). The seal of the 1st Baron (d.1308) appended to the Barons' Letter, 1301, shows no leopard's faces nor does the sculpted shield of the 3rd Baron (d.1355) on the Cantilupe Chantry by Lincoln Cathedral, which does show an over-sized boss on the fleurs-de-lys, on which possibly any relief detail has worn away 369:
Secondly in 1292 he married Eve de Boltby, daughter and co-heiress of Adam de Boltby of Boltby and Ravensthorpe in Yorkshire and of Langley in Northumberland, and widow successively of Alan de Walkingham (d.1283) of Cowthorpe, Yorkshire (by whom she had male issue William Walkingham of Boltby and
384:(1293-c.1321), eldest son and heir who died unmarried, having at the age of 20 refused an arranged match claiming he was too young and that he "desires no woman for his wife". He played a role in the 1312 murder of 351:"And William de Cantilupe, whom I for this reason praise, that he has at all times lived in honour. He had on a red shield a fess vair, with three fleurs-de-lys of bright gold issuing from leopard's heads" 365:
Firstly at some time before 1285 he married Maud d'Arches, daughter and heiress of Osbert d'Arches of Aston and Kereby, Yorkshire, and of Somerby in Lincolnshire and of Normanton in Nottinghamshire. Died
684: 391: 371: 793: 381: 30: 546:, p.98, (A thesis submitted in September 2013 to the School of History at the University of East Anglia in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy) 374:(c.1301-1355) obtained possession of those manors) and secondly of Richard Knout/Knut (d.1291). Eve de Boltby is believed to be represented by the recumbent stone female effigy in 388:, the favourite of King Edward II. In 1313 he begged that king on his knees for forgiveness and in 1321 he relinquished all his estates in favour of his younger brother. 761:
Frederik Pedersen (Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen), 2012 YouTube video discussing the termination of the Cantilupe family and the family in general
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in Nottinghamshire (to which his maternal ancestors the de Greasley family had been benefactors), the son and heir of Sir Nicholas de Cantilupe (d.1266) of
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Re: Ilkeston, in Daniel Lysons and Samuel Lysons, 'Parishes: Ilkeston - Lullington', in Magna Britannia: Volume 5, Derbyshire (London, 1817), pp. 192-202
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in Scotland in 1300, when his armorials, a version of the arms of the senior line differenced by a fess vair (as seen on his surviving 1301 seal), were
152:. He displays the arms of Cantilupe of Greasley sculpted on his shield. Within two years his mother remarried, to William de Ros (1254-1310) of 622:
Her son was Sir William de Ros, none of her de Ros descendants were ever summoned to Parliament (i.e. were not created peers) (G. E. Cokayne,
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where survives his recumbent effigy and chest tomb, showing him as a "lively" cross-legged warrior, often said to be a depiction reserved for
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might be an abbreviation. However it appears from the early pre-heraldic seals of the family that some play was made on the Latin noun
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Held by William I de Cantilupe (d.1239) and then by his son William II, father of Nicholas of Greasley (see: Henrietta Kaye,
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Recumbent effigy and chest tomb of Sir Nicholas de Cantilupe (d.1266), father of William de Cantilupe, 1st Baron Cantilupe;
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M Julian-Jones, Thesis on de Cantilupe and Corbet families, 2015, Online Research @Cardiff (ORCA), Cardiff University
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Modern transcript of the blazon in Norman-French of the arms of William de Cantilupe, 1st Baron Cantilupe (1262-1308),
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Church, near Ravensthorpe, is his monument, although others believe it to represent John de Walkyngham (d.1284)
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Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086–1327, Oxford, 1960, pp. 39–40
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Serving the man that ruled: aspects of the domestic arrangements of the household of King John, 1199-1216
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He died in 1308. It has been suggested that the (heavily restored) recumbent stone effigy of a knight in
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Finucane, R.C., biography of Thomas de Cantilupe published in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]
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Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, pp.39-40
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Canteloupe, Cauntiloue, Cauntelou, Cantiloue, Cauntilieu, Cantelo, Canteloo, Cantelowe, Cantlow
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Seal of William de Cantilupe, 1st Baron Cantilupe (1262-1308), of Greasley, used to seal the
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William's father (Sir Nicholas de Cantilupe (d.1266)) was the 5th and youngest son of
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in 1299 by King Edward I. He was one of the magnates who signed and sealed the
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in Bedfordshire, steward of the household to King Henry III (whose own father
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Eustachia remarried at some time before 1268 and without royal licence
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of the arms of the senior line, feudal barons of Eaton Bray
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Arms of Cantilupe of Greasley Castle, Nottinghamshire:
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In May 1274 at the age of 12 he accompanied his uncle
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By Eve he had issue: 723:"The Medieval Combat Society - Armour Effigies" 485:The name has numerous variations in spelling ( 292:Gules, three leopard's faces jessant-de-lys or 203:(1251-1273), 4th feudal baron of Eaton Bray, 88:in Scotland in 1300, when his armorials were 84:to the pope and was present at the Siege of 685:Nicholas de Cantilupe, 3rd Baron Cantilupe 392:Nicholas de Cantilupe, 3rd Baron Cantilupe 372:Nicholas de Cantilupe, 3rd Baron Cantilupe 382:William de Cantilupe, 2nd Baron Cantilupe 356: 58:William de Cantilupe, 1st Baron Cantilupe 281: 266: 103: 44: 20: 370:Ravensthorpe, who died childless, when 804: 529:inquiry made on the attainment of his 501:and "from the singing wolf" would be 160:(d.1316) who married the heiress of 124:(an ancient Cantilupe possession) in 277:three leopard's faces jessant-de-lys 262: 35:three leopard's faces jessant-de-lys 31:Cantilupe Chantry, Lincoln Cathedral 334:De trois flours de lis de or espars 29:(this image as visible on the 1355 13: 750: 683:Partington, Richard, biography of 128:, Greasley in Nottinghamshire and 14: 838: 290:in the Caerlaverock Roll (1300): 164:) by whom she had further issue. 817:Barons in the Peerage of England 715: 704: 690: 677: 664: 649: 640: 631: 616: 601: 586: 424:, n.s., vol.3, pp. 111–116 324:Ke en honneur a tous tens vescu 297:He was present at the Siege of 76:, North Yorkshire, was created 613:, n.s., vol.XI, pp.95-7;117-18 577: 566: 551: 536: 519: 479: 452: 437: 305:in Norman-French verse in the 92:in Norman-French verse in the 1: 670:Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 431: 732: 339:Naissans de testes de lupars 329:Fesse vaire ot el rouge escu 7: 247:. He signed and sealed the 223:the following year, to the 10: 843: 412: 319:Ke je par ceste raison lo, 235:, by which he was created 187:and his elder brother was 173:feudal baron of Eaton Bray 158:William Ros, 1st Baron Ros 146:St Mary's Church, Ilkeston 110:St Mary's Church, Ilkeston 99: 790: 781: 776: 769: 219:, who would be appointed 210: 672:The Siege of Carlaverock 400: 286:The 1st Baron's arms as 464:, n.s., vol.3, pp.111-2 347:Nicholas Harris Nicolas 314:E Guillemes de Cantelo, 253:Dominus de Ravensthorpe 225:Second Council of Lyons 169:William II de Cantilupe 156:in Yorkshire (uncle of 116:He was born in 1262 at 474:National Archives 1301 357:Marriages and children 294: 279: 249:Barons' Letter of 1301 229:Willelmo de Canti Lupo 177:William I de Cantilupe 113: 82:Barons' Letter of 1301 54: 51:Barons' Letter of 1301 42: 33:), often stated to be 711:See image and caption 598:, n.s., p.111, note e 285: 270: 193:Chancellor of England 107: 48: 24: 794:William de Cantilupe 674:, London, 1828, p.40 658:The Complete Peerage 625:The Complete Peerage 610:The Complete Peerage 595:The Complete Peerage 560:The Complete Peerage 461:The Complete Peerage 446:The Complete Peerage 421:The Complete Peerage 827:De Cantilupe family 299:Caerlaverock Castle 259:of Ravensthorpe"). 257:lord (of the manor) 217:Thomas de Cantilupe 205:Lord of Abergavenny 201:George de Cantilupe 189:Thomas de Cantilupe 185:Bishop of Worcester 181:Walter de Cantilupe 86:Caerlaverock Castle 70:Ravensthorpe Castle 37:; the fess being a 771:Peerage of England 361:He married twice: 345:Translated by Sir 295: 280: 245:peerage of England 243:), a title in the 221:Bishop of Hereford 197:Bishop of Hereford 114: 55: 43: 800: 799: 791:Succeeded by 743:National Archives 628:, n.s., XI, p.119 307:Caerlaverock Roll 273:Caerlaverock Roll 263:Caerlaverock Roll 94:Caerlaverock Roll 72:in the parish of 834: 767: 766: 746: 727: 726: 719: 713: 708: 702: 701: 694: 688: 681: 675: 668: 662: 661:, n.s., p.111-12 653: 647: 644: 638: 635: 629: 620: 614: 605: 599: 590: 584: 581: 575: 570: 564: 555: 549: 540: 534: 523: 517: 503:de cantanti lupo 483: 477: 471: 465: 456: 450: 441: 251:to the pope (as 842: 841: 837: 836: 835: 833: 832: 831: 802: 801: 796: 787: 784:Baron Cantilupe 753: 751:Further reading 735: 730: 721: 720: 716: 709: 705: 696: 695: 691: 682: 678: 669: 665: 655:G. E. Cokayne, 654: 650: 645: 641: 636: 632: 621: 617: 607:G. E. Cokayne, 606: 602: 592:G. E. Cokayne, 591: 587: 582: 578: 571: 567: 557:G. E. Cokayne, 556: 552: 541: 537: 524: 520: 489:, etc.) with a 484: 480: 472: 468: 458:G. E. Cokayne, 457: 453: 443:G. E. Cokayne, 442: 438: 434: 418:G. E. Cokayne, 415: 403: 359: 265: 237:Baron Cantilupe 213: 142:Buckinghamshire 102: 78:Baron Cantilupe 66:Nottinghamshire 62:Greasley Castle 60:(1262-1308) of 17: 16:English magnate 12: 11: 5: 840: 830: 829: 824: 819: 814: 798: 797: 792: 789: 780: 774: 773: 765: 764: 759: 752: 749: 748: 747: 734: 731: 729: 728: 714: 703: 689: 676: 663: 648: 639: 630: 615: 600: 585: 576: 565: 550: 535: 518: 478: 466: 451: 435: 433: 430: 429: 428: 425: 414: 411: 402: 399: 398: 397: 396: 395: 389: 386:Piers Gaveston 367: 358: 355: 343: 342: 336: 331: 326: 321: 316: 264: 261: 212: 209: 171:(d.1251), 2nd 162:Belvoir Castle 138:Middle Claydon 101: 98: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 839: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 809: 807: 795: 786: 785: 779: 775: 772: 768: 763: 760: 758: 755: 754: 744: 741: 737: 736: 724: 718: 712: 707: 699: 693: 686: 680: 673: 667: 660: 659: 652: 643: 634: 627: 626: 619: 612: 611: 604: 597: 596: 589: 580: 574: 569: 563:, n.s., p.111 562: 561: 554: 548: 545: 539: 532: 528: 522: 515: 512: 508: 507:de canti lupo 504: 500: 499:de cantu lupi 496: 492: 488: 482: 475: 470: 463: 462: 455: 448: 447: 440: 436: 426: 423: 422: 417: 416: 410: 408: 393: 390: 387: 383: 380: 379: 377: 373: 368: 364: 363: 362: 354: 352: 348: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 311: 310: 308: 304: 300: 293: 289: 284: 278: 274: 269: 260: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 208: 206: 202: 198: 194: 191:(1220-1282), 190: 186: 183:(1195-1266), 182: 178: 174: 170: 165: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 118:Lenton Priory 111: 106: 97: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 52: 47: 40: 36: 32: 28: 23: 19: 782: 778:New creation 777: 742: 717: 706: 692: 679: 671: 666: 656: 651: 642: 633: 623: 618: 608: 603: 593: 588: 579: 568: 558: 553: 543: 538: 527:proof of age 521: 510: 506: 502: 498: 495:de Cantilupo 494: 486: 481: 469: 459: 454: 444: 439: 419: 404: 360: 350: 344: 338: 333: 328: 323: 318: 313: 309:as follows: 296: 291: 276: 252: 240: 232: 228: 214: 166: 154:Ingmanthorpe 126:Lincolnshire 115: 112:, Derbyshire 57: 56: 34: 26: 18: 822:1262 births 812:1308 deaths 505:, of which 53:to the pope 806:Categories 788:1299–1308 432:References 366:childless. 239:(properly 134:Derbyshire 39:difference 491:Latinized 407:Felixkirk 376:Felixkirk 150:crusaders 531:majority 303:blazoned 288:blazoned 241:Cauntelo 233:Cauntelo 130:Ilkeston 122:Withcall 90:blazoned 745:. 1995. 733:Sources 413:Sources 100:Origins 68:and of 211:Career 74:Boltby 511:Lupus 493:form 401:Death 349:as: 255:, " 231:or 140:in 132:in 64:in 808:: 353:. 195:, 96:. 725:. 700:. 476:. 341:.

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Cantilupe Chantry, Lincoln Cathedral
difference

Barons' Letter of 1301
Greasley Castle
Nottinghamshire
Ravensthorpe Castle
Boltby
Baron Cantilupe
Barons' Letter of 1301
Caerlaverock Castle
blazoned
Caerlaverock Roll

St Mary's Church, Ilkeston
Lenton Priory
Withcall
Lincolnshire
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
Middle Claydon
Buckinghamshire
St Mary's Church, Ilkeston
crusaders
Ingmanthorpe
William Ros, 1st Baron Ros
Belvoir Castle
William II de Cantilupe
feudal baron of Eaton Bray

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